The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jay Shaffer finished 285th of 335 men in the Open division at Houston 2026, in 1:59:03.
The runs carried this race: faster than 33% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 5% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:03. A harder second half: 5:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:35 faster at Houston 2026 than at Las Vegas 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:32Running 1 5:30v median +0:16
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Block 02 10:30Running 2 5:48v median +0:49
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Block 03 14:56Running 3 6:19v median +0:54
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Block 04 15:08Running 4 6:08v median +0:42
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Block 05 11:32Running 5 6:01v median +0:25
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Block 06 9:08Running 6 6:05v median +0:41
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Block 07 15:54Running 7 5:59v median +0:37
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Block 08 22:00Running 8 6:54v median +1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:31
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 335
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 335 men who finished.